Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Italian. Show all posts

Thursday, June 26, 2008

'I Love you' In Different Languages

Chinese:
Moi oiy neya
Ngo oi ney (Cantonese)
Wo ai ni (Mandarin)

Albanian:
te dua
te dashuroj

German:
Ich liebe Dich

Bavarian:
I mog di narrisch gern

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Monday, June 9, 2008

How Are you?

Afrikaans:
Hoe gaan dit? (South Africa)
Hoe gaan dit met jou? (South Africa)
Goed dankie (answer) (South Africa)

Arabic:
Kif Haalak? (to man) (Middle East)
Kif Haalik? (to woman) (Middle East)
Wach rak? (Algeria)
Izzayak? (to a man) (Egypt)
Izzayik? (to a woman)(Egypt)
Izzayukum? (to a group) (Egypt)
Kwayyis ilHamdu lillah (answer by a man)(Egypt)
Kwaysa ilHamdu lillah (answer by a woman)(Egypt)
Kwaysin ilHamdu lillah (answer by a group) (Egypt)
Akhbaarak eh? (Egypt)
Eshlonik? (Kuwait)
IbkhairArabic (answer)(Kuwait)
Kif el sahha? (Lebanon)
Labas? (Morocco)
Kif Halek? (Morocco)
Labas, barak llahu fik (answer)(Morocco)
Kulshi bikhair? (Morocco)
Bikhayr lHamdu llah (answer) (Morocco)
Ki dayer? (to a man) (Morocco)
Ki dayer? (to a woman) (Morocco)
Ki dayrin? (to a group of people) (Morocco)
Ash khbarak? (informal)(Morocco)
Kifak? (to a man)(Palestine)
Mneeh (answer)(Palestine)
Kifek? (to a woman) (Palestine)
Mneeha (answer)(Palestine)
Shnoowa hawaalik? (informal) (Tunisia)

Malay:
Apa khabar? (Malaysia, Brunei)
Khabar baik (fine) (Malaysia, Brunei)

Italian:
Come sta? (Cent. Europe, E. Africa)
Come stai? (informal) (Cent. Europe, E. Africa)
Bene (good) (Cent. Europe, E. Africa)

Khmer:
Niak sohk sabai jie te? (Cambodia)
Khnyohm sohk sabai (fine) (Cambodia)

Kimakonde:
Uchidachi?(Tanzania)
Habari na yelo? (Tanzania)


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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Do You Speak English?

Indonesian:
Apakah anda bisa berbahasa Inggeris? (Indonesia, Suriname)
Bisa bericara bahasa Inggris? (Indonesia, Suriname)
Situ bisa bahasa Inggeris? (Indonesia)
Lu apa bisa ngomong Inggeris? (Indonesia) [informal]
Lu bisa ngomong Inggeris? (informal) (Indonesia)

Irish Gaelic:
An bhfuil Béarla agat? (Ireland)
An féidir leat Béarla a labhairt? (Ireland)
An féidir Béarla a labhairt leat? (Ireland)
An labharann tú Béarla? (Ireland)

Italian:
Parla inglese? (polite) (Cent. Eur., E Africa)
Parli inglese? (informal) (Cent. Eur., E Afr.)
Parlet l'ingles? (Como Northern Italy)

German:
Sprechen Sie Englisch?(polite)(Central Europe)
Sprichst du Englisch? (informal)(Central Europe)
Choend Sie Aenglisch? (spoken)(Zurich Switzerland)
Babbeln Sie Englisch? (Südhessisch)(Germany)

Greek:
Milate Anglika? (Hellenic)(Greece, Cyprus)

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Friday, May 30, 2008

'I Love you' In Different Languages

Iranian:
Mahn doostaht doh-rahm

Irish:
Taim i' ngra leat

Italian:
Ti amo (if it's a relationship/lover/spouse)
Ti voglio bene (if it's a friend, or relative)

Latin:
Te amo
Vos amo
amo te (old Latin)(Ego)(ego, for emphasis)

Thai:
Phom Rak Khun (formal, male to female)
Ch'an Rak Khun (formal, female to male)
Khao Raak Thoe (affectionate, sweet, loving)
Phom Rak Khun

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Sunday, May 25, 2008

Hello And Other Greetings

Tagalog:
Kumusta (also means how are you?)
Mabuti (response to kumusta)(fine)
Mabuhay (Long live)
Hoy (informal)

Cebuano:
Kumusta or 'Musta na (also means how are you?)
Maayo, Maayo man (response to kumusta/Musta na)
Mabuhi (Long live)
Oy, Hoy (informal)

Cantonese:
Néih hóu
Neilhou
Lay ho
Ho yat
Ngh on
Jou san

French:
Bonjour (Europe, Africa, Canada)
Salut (Europe, Africa, Canada)

Korean:
Annyong hashimnikka
Annyong haseyo (informal)
Annyong (informal)

Japanese:
Konnichi wa
Maido (Kansai Ben)(Osaka Japan)
Maido ookini
Mokarimakka
Bochi bochi denna (answer)
Ohayo-sama
Konnyeje wa

Swedish:
God dag
Hej (most common)
Hejsan
hallå
Morsning (informal)(Sweden,Finland)
Tja (Sweden)(very informal)
Tjenare
Tjena
Tjabba
Morjens (Finland)

Hawaiian:
Aloha (Hawaii,USA)

Spanish:
Buenos días (Spain)
Hola
Buenos día (Argentina)

Portuguese:
Olá (Portugal, Brazil)
Oi (informal)
Como vai (informal)
Tudo bem (informal)
Tudo bom (informal)

Italian:
Buon giorno (Cent. Europe, E Africa)
Salve (familiar)
Ciao (familiar)

German:
Guten Tag (Central Europe)
Hallo (Central Europe)
Grüß dich (informal) (Central Europe)
Tag (informal)(Central Europe)
Hoi (Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
Grüß Gott (Austria, Bavaria, Wurttemburg)
Griass God (in spoken language)(Vienna Austria)
Seavas (in spoken language)(Vienna Austria)
Griass di (in spoken language)(Bavarian Alps)
Griass enk (in spoken language)(Bavarian Alps)
Hallo (Bavarian Alps)
Servus (Southern Bavaria)
Hä (Bairische)
Hää
Griàßdigood
Griàßdi nachà
Moin (Northern Germany)
Moin moin
Griezi (polite)(Basel Switzerland)
Grü-essech (spoken)(Bern Switzerland)
Grü-esdi (spoken) (Bern Switzerland)
Grazi (polite form) (Chur Switzerland)
Gruiazi (polite form)(Chur Switzerland)
Ciao (familiar form)
Grüazi (spoken)(Schaffhausen Switzerland)
Ers Gott (Süd-Tirol/South Tyrol) (Italy)
Guude (Hessisch) (Germany)
Ei guude wie (Südhessisch) (Germany)
Moin
Grüezi (polite)(Zurich Switzerland)
Grueziwohl
Salutti
Hoi (familiar)
Salü (familiar)
Tschau (familiar)
Gu-ëte Tag (spoken)
Gu-etä Tag (spoken)
Hoa (by school kids)
Ha (by school kids)
Tag wohl(old fashioned)
Un (in spoken language)(Saarland)

Arabic:
Marhaba (North Africa, Middle East)
Marhabtayn (response to Marhaba)
Ahalan
Ahalayn (response to Ahalayn)
Es salaam aleikom
Wa aleikom es salaam(response to A salaam aleikom)
Salaam
Ahlen
Ahlan
Ahlayn (response to Ahlan)
Labass (informal)(Algeria)
Ahlan wa sahlan (Egypt)
Ahlan bik (answer by male)(Egypt)
Ahlan biki (answer by female)(Egypt)
Ahlan (Egypt) (answer by group)
Ahlan bikum
Sa'ida (informal((Egypt)
Halaw (informal)(Iraq)
Gowwa (informal)(Kuwait)
Ahlen (Morocco)
Ssalamu 'lekum (Morocco)
Labas (Morocco)

Contributor writers: Theresa and Chuchie

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